Jack the Ripper, certainly comes to mind when these two are mentioned at the same time, but did you know? That a lot of London’s Medieval brothels fell under Winchester Palace’s jurisdiction and were located in parts of Southwark? Who doesn’t love King Henry II, especially in 1161, when he introduced regulations that gave Bishops the right to licence London escorts and brothels within his kingdom’s rule.
During this wonderful time period in human existence, brothels started popping up in sections of Liberty like a Whack-a-Mole. Indigenous people of the area dubbed them “stew-houses,” and a lot of them came with the accommodations of a steam-filled bath house. Today, people call them massage parlors.
The Bishop was a bad-ass dude, and one you didn’t want to fuck with. The Bishop was the boss and their landlord, and when parliament was in session? Guess what? Often times, all activities were shut down for sake of appearance. Medieval court records indicate that monks, friars, and priest were among their clients.
interesting fact
Another interesting fact about medieval brothels and London escorts is that weekly searches were done by bailiffs or constables of the escort’s living quarters, and they could only charge them a maximum of 14 pence a week. They did have some respect for Christmas because on holidays, brothels were closed and not permitted.
To be a London escort in Medieval times
you could not be married, you couldn’t live at the brothel and the best part? They were required to spend the entire night with the client. Moving forward into the 21st Century, you can still spend the entire night with a modern day London escort and get your Medieval role playing game on by utilizing a reviewed London escort agency.